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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-act-northern-ireland-1972/schedule-1/paragraph-6",
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  "legislation": "apni/1972/7",
  "legislation_title": "Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 1972",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-act-northern-ireland-1972",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/6",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Tail docking—\n(i) in the case of dogs, before their eyes are open;\n(ii) in the case of pigs, before the eighth day of life;\n(iii) in the case of lambs either—\n(a) by the application of a rubber ring or other constricting device before the second week of life; or\n(b) by any other means before the age of three months.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "SR 1983/309"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1972/7/schedule/1/paragraph/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T21:29:09.607708+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}